Historical records matching Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Sr.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - ConradHilton, who parlayed a $5,-000 investment 60 years ago into a worldwide ... Obituaries
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Miss Mary C. Ullom, 84 , 329 Main St., Seneca, died in her home at 6:15 a m today.
She was born Jan. 1, 1895, in Stockwell. Ind., the daughter of Martin and Harriet ... (Bowen) Ullom
Educated in the Stockwell schools, she worked at Federal Paper Board for many years She was never married
She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Seneca.
Miss Ullom is survived ... by twin sisters, Nellie and Ellie Ullom, and a brother John, all of Seneca, and several cousins
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — ConradHilton, 91, a smalltown New Mexico boy who became a millionaire innkeeper and counted presidents and popes ... ,-000-room Stevens.
His biggest satisfaction came when the Waldorf-Astoria joined the Hilton chain in 1949.
The corporation’s 185 domestic hotels include the Palmer House and ConradHilton, formerly ... in Acapulco, Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Cairo, Istanbul, London, Tehran, Tokyo and several..."

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"...shaped a fortune out of a worldwide chain of hotels and became a friend of presidents and has CONRADHILTON Shown In 1977 died of a corporate spokesman The 91yearold hotel magnate died at 10 three days ... It was icy cold from Florida to the Great Lakes and at least two persons were reported killed while battling freezing temperatures that sent citrus growers into the fields with sapped power supplies and set ... cold An exposure death was reported in The cold temperatures worried farmers in Texas and parts of the but were called a boon to Georgia The national weather bureau said the cold improves the prospects ... off in In temperatures fell to a record low of 15 and James was fatally burn ed after he lifted a heater from a spilling flaming diesel fuel onto his Leola of ..."

"...married in 1976 after two divorces two Barron president of Hilton Hotels and Michael Eric a corporation vice president in Houston and a of Los A third Conrad Nicholson Hilton known as Nick and the first ... LAWRENCE JOURNALWORLD January 1979 Page 9 TNE TUMIHHSI SHOP HHt AUTHENTIC HUNANJIWRRY 1SM AP wlraphola ConradHilton at his office in December Conrad hotel dies at age 91 SANTA AP Conrad a smalltown ... New Mexico boy who became a millionaire innkeeper and counted presidents and popes among his friends is dead of The hotel magnate died at 10 three days after entering Johns said Jacques spokesman ... for the Hilton Hotels Division of Hilton Hotels He was working right up until just before Cosse He was ill and went into the hospital just before..."

"...alleged criminal including a 1970 scheme to abduct the Israeli consul in a bank robbery and the death of a provincial police officer in a 1969 ConradHilton dead at 91 SANTA AP Conrad a smalltown New Mexico ... todoy Riverview ice maker hospitalized after assault The ice maker at Riverview Curling Club is in satisfactory condition in Bran don General Hospital today after being assaulted this Edward told ... to hospital by Nothing was reported stolen but three doors were The incident is under investigation by Brandon city Youth injured Fifteenyearold Michael Calderwood is in Brandon General Hospital this morning ... but were treated at hospital and re Two separate accidents at Twenty Second Street and Richmond Avenue also resulted in Judy was hit..."

About Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Sr.

Conrad Nicholson Hilton was a business owner and founder of the Hilton Hotels chain. The son of a local businessman, Hilton took over his father's general store at the age of 21. He then branched out into politics, serving two terms in the New Mexico State Legislature.

Hilton served in the U.S. Army during World War I. After the war, he returned to San Antonio for a while, but then moved to Texas to seek his fortune. He wanted to buy a bank, but ended up buying the Mobley Hotel in Cisco. Soon he added more hotels in the state.

Despite suffering a huge financial setback during the Great Depression, Hilton was able to build a hotel empire. He believed that each property should have its own style, not look like a part of a chain. He formed the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1946. Properties in his hotel chain included the famed Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, which he leased in 1949. Around this time, Hilton began to expand his operations outside of the United States and renamed the company. The Hilton International Company became one of the largest hotel businesses in the world. The company expanded its operations into credit cards, car rentals, and other services. Hilton passed the reins of the company to his son Barron in 1960s, but he stayed on as the chairman of the board.

Married three times, Hilton had three sons—Conrad Nicholson, Jr., William Barron, and Eric Michael—with his first wife Mary Barron. The couple married in 1925 and divorced nine years later. In 1942, he married Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, and together they had a daughter named Francesca. That marriage ended in 1946. Thirty years later, he married Mary Frances Kelly.

Conrad Hilton died on January 3, 1979, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He is interred at Calvary Hill Cemetery, a Catholic cemetery in Dallas, Texas. He left US$500,000 each to two of his surviving siblings and US$10,000 to each of his nieces and nephews and his daughter Francesca. The bulk of his estate was left to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, which he established in 1944.

Conrad's son, Barron, contested the will, which resulted in a negotiated settlement with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in 1989. Under the settlement the parties agreed to divide the disputed shares of stock into three parts: Barron Hilton would receive 4 million shares, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation would receive 3.5 million shares, and the remaining 6 million shares would be placed in the W. Barron Hilton Charitable Remainder Unitrust. Upon Barron Hilton's death, Unitrust assets will be transferred to the Hilton Foundation.

He is remembered as a giant in the hotel business and for his lasting impact on the hospitality industry. His foundation awards an annual prize to exemplary organizations that work to end suffering in the world. It also supports programs for the blind and the homeless as well as education initiatives.